7 Conversation Mistakes You're Probably Making

You've been in a conversation where nothing lands. You're asking questions, they're giving you nothing back, and the whole thing feels like work.Most of the time that isn't because you're bad at talking to people. It's one of a handful of habits that quietly kill conversations, and most people have no idea they're doing them.In this episode I break down seven of the most common conversation blunders and give you a fix for each one. You'll probably recognize a few of them in yourself.What I cover:The Interrogator — asking question after question and getting nothing back, and how the Ask-Acknowledge-Relate framework gets you out of the interviewThe Conversation Dominator — going on and on without checking whether anyone's still with you, and how to flip it backThe Dead-End Responder — one-word answers that leave people with nothing, and how to throw them the rope insteadZero interest in the other person — why asking about something you don't care about isn't fake interestWhy reciprocal sharing is what actually builds connection, and what happens when only one person does itOpen and closed signals, and what you're communicating before you say a wordHow to keep a conversation balanced when you're naturally quiet, or naturally a yapperThis works in middle school, high school, college, at a new job, or in a new city. None of it requires you to be extroverted, funny, or the most interesting person in the room.Subscribe for more!Follow me on IG: https://www.instagram.com/andrew.godwin_/Listen to my podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/033PvtZwYy3pjNpGC0fwQD?si=gg_stjXdRZaIsMgrnblW-wListen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-andrew-godwin-podcast/id6791649966Join my coaching waitlist: https://waitlist.andrewgodwin.co/